November 30, 2022 | WaPo
The Washington Post drew on ISD’s Executive Director for AMEA, Moustafa Ayad’s, research to analyse the evolution of online extremism under Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Journalist Cristiano Lima points to stats found by ISD on the rise of Islamic State (IS) accounts in the first 12 days of Musk’s takeover. ISD tracked 450 new IS accounts, a 69 percent increase than the previous 12.
The full analysis is available on the Global Network on Extremism and Technology.
September 30, 2024 | The Guardian
In her op-ed for The Guardian, Julia Ebner discusses Austria's far-right Freedom Party's recent electoral victory, highlighting its peak popularity and radicalism since its founding.
September 29, 2024 | Mail on Sunday
ISD analyst Aoife Gallagher discusses the dangers of far-right disinformation linking migrants to violence, highlighting incidents post-Dublin riots.
September 26, 2024 | Tech Policy Press
ISD's Isabelle Frances-Wright and Ellen Jacobs joined the Tech Policy Press podcast for an in-depth discussion about their recent ISD report assessing platform preparedness for the upcoming US election.
